Klarna Wants to Replace Humans with AI & Spirit Leverages Southwest Debacle?

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🗓️ 17 March 2025

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Episode 540: Neal and Toby dive into Klarna’s IPO filing and how the CEO has publicly embraced trading human work for AI. Then, the latest Trump policies have put the US dollar in a precarious position of losing its world dominance while the euro is rising up the ranks. Also, Spirit Airlines exits bankruptcy at a time where travelers are looking to leave Southwest for another low-budget airline. Perfect timing? Meanwhile, the weekend’s winners are law schools and NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Finally, what’s coming up in the week ahead. Learn more at Sophos.com Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.3	Good morning, Beer Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, as Southwest tries
0:33.6	to calm a spiraling PR crisis, A refreshed spirit wants to steal its customers.
0:38.8	Then Klarna filed for its long-weighted IPO.
0:41.6	Will investors buy now or wait until later?
0:44.1	It's Monday, March 17th.
0:46.0	Let's ride.
0:52.1	Welcome back to the week and happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone of Irish descent and pretty much anyone else who wants to have a good time.
1:00.0	And there are a lot of you.
1:01.7	While only one in nine people in the U.S. claim Irish heritage.
1:05.1	About 61% of Americans plan to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
1:08.9	And that means big business for your local bar,
1:11.9	which treats the holiday like the alcohol-soaked version of Black Friday. According to Moody's,
1:17.0	St. Patrick's Day is the number one day for beer consumption in the U.S. with sales jumping
1:22.4	174% above the average. Toby, dry January has never felt more distant. We could not be further away
1:31.1	from those early aughts of the year. But I have to call you out for a second, Neil. You're wearing
1:35.4	absolutely zero green right now, just a startling lack of holiday whimsy on display right here. Plus,
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